iPhone Size Regret

I pre-ordered the 32 GB iPhone 4S -- estimated arrival date is Friday. I'm already regretting not going with the 64 GB. My current 3GS is a 32, and I've consistently had about 9 GB of free space on it, but I'm now starting to wonder if that'll get eaten up quickly by new software that takes advantage of the better performance or bigger pictures.

Anyone else wishing they'd ordered a different size iPhone than is currently on the way?

I pre-ordered the 32 GB iPhone 4S -- estimated arrival date is Friday. I'm already regretting not going with the 64 GB. My current 3GS is a 32, and I've consistently had about 9 GB of free space on it, but I'm now starting to wonder if that'll get eaten up quickly by new software that takes advantage of the better performance or bigger pictures.

Anyone else wishing they'd ordered a different size iPhone than is currently on the way?

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Biggest is best for me. I'm glad I have the 64GB option on the new phone, my 32GB 4 was reaching saturation point!

I started with an 8 GB original iPhone, then moved up to a 16 GB 3G, and have a 16 GB iPad. I regularly have 5-6 GB free on my iPhone, only the iPad fills up, and that's largely due to apps for my daughter.

I ordered the 16 GB iPhone 4S, and figure that will be enough for a while. Unless I end up using the video camera *WAAAY* more than I expect, of course...

I pre-ordered the 32 GB iPhone 4S -- estimated arrival date is Friday. I'm already regretting not going with the 64 GB. My current 3GS is a 32, and I've consistently had about 9 GB of free space on it, but I'm now starting to wonder if that'll get eaten up quickly by new software that takes advantage of the better performance or bigger pictures.

Anyone else wishing they'd ordered a different size iPhone than is currently on the way?

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Your biggest worry would be those 1080p videos. I saw estimates in another thread that 1 min could take up 100 MB.

I currently have a 32GB iPhone 4 that constantly gets filled up... but that's only because I have like 80+ games on it... which I never even ever play.

So with that in mind, I went 32GB iPhone 4S. Hopefully iCloud and/or Wi-Fi syncing or something will help alleviate our space issues. My plan is to only have a couple games on it, which should free ~15-20GB haha

I've been chomping at the bit for 64GB since my 32GB iPod touch. My 32 GB iPhone 4 has been a constant exercise in frustration, particularly when I travel and can't add and remove stuff on a day to day basis. iCloud is meant to help with that, I guess.

I've got 64GB on the iPad, and it's full up-- l keep minimal music on it, and fewer apps than on the phone, but we use it as a coffee table photo album and video player, so I'd love to have more room for media.

From the responses I see, it's clearly more variable than I would have thought. Different usage models and budgets weigh in strongly. What I can say though is that when you find yourself space constrained, you do eventually find a way to make the tough choices.

One of the main reasons I am upgrading to the 4S from my 32GB iPhone 4 is for the 64GB of storage. I am a big music fan and currently have around 19GB of music on my iPhone. I would have lots more music on there if I had the storage. Plus around 5 GB worth of apps. I would have more apps (especially games) if I had more storage, especially considering how some apps are in the hundreds of MB in size with some 700MB or more. Plus when you consider how much space 8MP photos will take up and especially 1080p video... that extra storage is going to be important for me. With 32GB I was often stuck with only 1 or 2 GB free at times.

But not everyone needs 64GB or even 32GB. That's why there are options.

I really want the 64GB, but realistically I'm stretching the budget to get the 32GB. However, I had what I think was a really positive job interview today, so I might just go 64GB on a whim of optimism.

Since I will be storing all of my photos and most if my music on iCloud I think I'll be fine.

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I am a little unclear about how exactly iCloud works in regards to music, but if I understand it correctly, it is not a streaming service. You have to download the music to your device first. I guess if you don't have a lot of storage on your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad you could delete stuff when you are tired of it and then download more songs from iCloud, but to me that would be a pain in the butt. I would prefer to have all my music on my device for quick access.

One of the main reasons I am upgrading to the 4S from my 32GB iPhone 4 is for the 64GB of storage. I am a big music fan and currently have around 19GB of music on my iPhone. I would have lots more music on there if I had the storage. Plus around 5 GB worth of apps. I would have more apps (especially games) if I had more storage, especially considering how some apps are in the hundreds of MB in size with some 700MB or more. Plus when you consider how much space 8MP photos will take up and especially 1080p video... that extra storage is going to be important for me. With 32GB I was often stuck with only 1 or 2 GB free at times.

But not everyone needs 64GB or even 32GB. That's why there are options.

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I always found I hard to make choices as to what to have or leave out an sync a few times a week when I was using my iPhone 4 for tv series etc. (episode 1-3 one day, then 4-6 a day or two later). The 64GB will make things so much easier as I won't have to go through my music to choose what to tick or untick!

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